The Sarnia Observer

Ontario Government ‘Walking Away From Rural Countryside’

The new president of the Lambton Federation of Agriculture worries when he looks around the rural communities where farmers live and work. Dave Ferguson said rural communities have been losing ground for decades, but added, “The death spiral has increased

The fifth edition of the Locally Lambton Map, connecting food buyers with area farms and orchards, is on the way.

Federation Boasts Six Directors Under the Age of 40

Brooke Leystra didn’t plan to become a country mouse. “If you told me when I was 20 I was going to be marry a farmer, I’d have laughed at you,” said the recently elected president of the Lambton Federation of

Agricultural Hall of Fame names Lorne Gordon as first inductee

The late Lorne Telfer Gordon has been named the first inductee to the Lambton Agricultural Hall of Fame.

Jim Duffy is set to step down from the presidency of the Lambton Federation of agriculture at its upcoming annual meeting and banquet.

Lambton farmers are poised to enjoy a significantly better crop yield over 2002.

The latest in the series of highly inflammatory manure guidelines which many farmers say they cannot afford to implement, have yet to be made public.

Lambton County farmers won’t try to skirt new nutrient management regulations by spreading manure at night or on weekends.

The stifling heat, coupled with another summer drought has local farmers fearing crop yields will be hampered for the second consecutive summer.

Most Lambton County farmers won’t object to keeping a close eye on their animals’ manure under new provincial regulations aimed at preventing another Walkerton tragedy.